Florida man kills in-laws after posing as their murdered daughter for a year, cops say

Shelby John Nealy killed in-laws Richard Ivancic, Laura Ann Ivancic and their son Nicholas James Ivancic in Tarpon Springs, Florida, after he killed his wife, Jamie Ivancic, last year, police say.
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After posing as their murdered daughter for a year in text messages, one Florida man then killed his in-laws, police say.

Six days after killing his in-laws, Nealy ordered pizza to the slain family’s home, police say, according to WFLA.

Police say he also drove his young children to Ohio in Laura’s stolen car, according to The Tampa Bay Times. They were “unharmed.”

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It wouldn’t be until New Year’s Day when police would discover the triple homicide, as reported by The Tampa Bay Times. Police say they conducted a welfare check at the home after receiving a call from Richard Ivancic’s worried son — and found a “ransacked” home with a “strong odor of body decomposition.”

Authorities used Laura’s stolen car to track down and arrest Nealy in Ohio, reported ABC Action News. Police say the murder suspect helped law enforcement find the body of his deceased wife at a home in Pasco County, Florida, after his arrest.

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